Following Dr. John Lott's testimony before the Michigan state House, he has a new op-ed piece with Michigan state Representative Andrew Fink in the Detroit News. . If you are worried that someone is suicidal, just taking away their guns isn’t a serious solution. There...
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At Real Clear Politics: Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants To Emulate Its Gun Laws
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics, The Epoch Times, Essay Typerus, and American Liberty. . President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on...
At Newsweek: There Is No Firm, Sustained Support for Gun Control
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at Newsweek on important new research from the CPRC. A frequent talking point in the gun control debate is that Americans overwhelmingly support "common sense" gun control measures, such as universal...
At The Federalist: If There’s A Theme To Extremism-Related Murders, It’s Environmentalism
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. The Anti-Defamation League and much of the corporate media are intent on construing any racist as a conservative right-winger — but it’s not true. Relying on a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), news...
At the Federalist: No, Biden’s Push For Red-Flag Laws Won’t Keep Anyone Safer
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Red-flag laws do nothing but put innocent people at risk. If a person is really a danger to himself or others, confiscating guns isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to cause...
At Real Clear Politics: MSU Shooting: The Blame Game
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. It was also picked up by the Epoch Times. If you believe tweets from Michael Bloomberg’s The Trace and its employees, I am “one major factor” why the U.S. hasn’t passed stronger gun control laws and...
At Townhall: Biden’s Political Biases on Crime in His SOTU Endanger Public Safety
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Townhall on Biden's State of the Union address. President Biden’s State of the Union address contained many false and misleading claims about crime and guns. Biden: “COVID left other scars, like the spike in violent...
At Real Clear Politics: Gun Control Laws Backfiring in California
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. The piece also appeared at Zero Hedge. . After the three public shootings over the last two weekends in California, Democrats are again clamoring for even more gun control laws. To California Gov. Gavin...
At The Federalist: False Statistics Fly As California Democrats Push For Gun Control Laws That Failed Already
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. . The per capita rate of mass shootings was much higher in California than in the rest of the U.S., despite the state having the strictest gun control laws in the country. . After Friday’s mass public shooting in Israel...
At Real Clear Politics: New Gun Regulation Handicaps the Disabled
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics on Biden's latest gun control regulations. The piece also appeared in The Daily Signal; The Epoch Times; Zero Hedge; Rights, Justice, & Culture News; Headline USA; USSA News; and NRN. . The Biden...
At The Federalist: Alec Baldwin Lost Any Credible Defense When He Violated The First Rule Of Gun Safety
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Federalist on the involuntary manslaughter charges brought against Alec Baldwin. . News broke Thursday that prosecutors will charge actor Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of “Rust”...
At The Federalist: How Hollywood Uses TV Shows To Lie About Good Guys With Guns
Dr. John Lott has another piece at The Federalist. . When an armed robber barged into Ranchito #4 Taqueria on Jan. 4, almost every customer froze with fear. But one good Samaritan, an unnamed 46-year-old man, quickly jumped into action to protect everyone...





